Hello,
I am looking for a good company to start with, however not much has been said about prime, I live in north Florida and have no experience, I do have my cdl already but I would need a refresher. What can you tell me about prime? Leave negative comments to yourself...
Information on prime?
Discussion in 'Prime' started by FireFighter_02, Mar 23, 2016.
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Not to be negative but there is a ton of information here on prime. 74 pages worth. And that is just here, in the Prime form.
Some of the posts may be a bit dated but much of it is good.darthanubis, redoctober83 and Straight Stacks Thank this. -
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To the best of my knowledge they have, or did have, a refresher course. It would all depend on how long it's been since you've driven.
Check their website as well, and give them a call and ask. Then come back and see if you can confirm what they told you.darthanubis Thanks this. -
I don't think Prime hires out of Florida
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Good to here. You research Henderson at all?
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Prime does hire out of central/north Florida. Typically, most companies use the "north of I-4" line as their hiring zone. So Starke Florida should be OK. Though I know people from Bradenton and Tampa/St. Pete area that are driving for them now.
Having a CDL already, but no experience, will end up having you go through both PSD & TNT phases (with the "training obligation" similar to drivers that come in with no cdl), minus actually having to get the permit and do the road test for real - though I'm told you will still have to do the skills test, just that it's not "make or break" for upgrading from permit to full CDL.
It's still a good deal for a "starter company". Even with a "refresher" before going to Prime - you'll still have to do the TNT phase, so you might as well just save the $$ you would have spent on the refresher course - and sign up as an "already licensed student" with Prime.
Some companies that do training (Jim Palmer for example) told me I would have to "downgrade" my 7 year old CDL-A, and come up there, get a permit, train & test for a CDL, and then transfer it back to Florida. Waste of time & $$ IMHO.
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